No arrests yet in Port Richmond shooting that left man dead, another injured

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - No arrests have been made in the double shooting in Port Richmond Tuesday night that left one young man dead and another hospitalized.

Police are searching for suspects who might have committed the brazen act just before 8 p.m. outside the Unlimited Discount Market Wireless & Electronics store at 192 Port Richmond Ave., at the corner of Harrison Avenue.

Jonathan Vasquez, 19, of Sharpe Avenue, Port Richmond, was pronounced dead at Richmond University Medical Center. He had been shot once in the head and twice in the torso.

The second victim, an unidentified 21-year-old man, made it to the hospital himself with a gunshot wound of his leg. He is listed in stable condition.

"The investigation is ongoing; there are no arrests at this time," police said yesterday afternoon.

Vasquez is the 16th homicide victim this year on Staten Island.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477). Tipsters also can visit www.nypdcrimestoppers.com, or send information via text message, by texting 274637 (CRIMES) and entering TIP577. All calls are kept confidential.